Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Dragon's Lair / Space Ace => Topic started by: DarthNuno on December 27, 2005, 11:47:59 PM
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Yeah Baby Yeah.
I Love Christmas :P This year, Santa brings to me :
A Dragon's Lair II & a Star Wars cockpit game :P :P :P
Well, of course I've to pick them up... in UK :shock: Remember, I'm living in South Belgium... so here's the 'giant' Road Trip 8) 8) 8)
Ok, go back to Sunday the 25th of December...
Here's the small truck I rented :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl1.jpg)
It should be big enough to carry these 2 games :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl2.jpg)
This time I'll prepare all the stuff needed to fix the games during the travel :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl3.jpg)
OK, a last check up before the D-Day :o
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl5.jpg)
Set the clock for tomorrow morning : 04h45am :shock: 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl4.jpg)
Monday, the 26th of December
6:00 am... we start this road trip.
Thanks to Burt for coming with us on this adventure, you rock man :D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl6.jpg)
As we're staring from South Belgium, we have to cross all the country, and entering in France to catch the EuroTunnel
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl7.jpg)
... arriving at the Eurotunnel entrance...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl8.jpg)
... getting 'le shuttle' is very easy in fact, and not expensive at all :roll: :)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl9.jpg)
... just follow the orders... 8) 8) 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl10.jpg)
Inside the Shuttle :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl11.jpg)
Oh, by the way... do you know I'm a Dragon's Lair Fan :roll: :wink: :D 8)
OK, the travel will get about 35 minutes, so while this time we check again & again the correct route to get :roll:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl12.jpg)
40 minutes later... we are now... in UK 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl13.jpg)
Only I thing to remain : do drive on the left hand side 8) 8) 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl14.jpg)
... to continue ...
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I am green with envy.... I am really. I will be getting my own DL, DL2 and Space Ace cabs and if I am lucky the Star Wars Cockpit cab. I also want these cabs and I will have them someday soon. When I move into a larger place ;)
Awesome post man I am looking forward to reading more about your road trip. And seeing some screenies of your new toys ;)
Take care.
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I am green with envy.... I am really. I will be getting my own DL, DL2 and Space Ace cabs and if I am lucky the Star Wars Cockpit cab. I also want these cabs and I will have them someday soon. When I move into a larger place ;)
Awesome post man I am looking forward to reading more about your road trip. And seeing some screenies of your new toys ;)
Take care.
Hey thanks for your nice words :D
The objective is clearly to own 'The Bluth Trilogy" :D 8) 8) 8)
Only a Space Ace is missing in my collection now :wink: :wink: :wink:
Good luck for your quest too :wink:
Stay tuned, I'm posting the rest :wink: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
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OK, here's the second part 8) ...
Still driving on the England motor way 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/swdl15.jpg)
Arriving at location...
A big thanks to Oliver -the seller- and his family for the hospitality. We really appreciate.
Ok, so I'm entering 'The Lair' :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext1.jpg)
Woow so many beautifull arcade games ... WoW ... The best collection I ever seen with my own eyes :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
OK, let's chech the first baby to bring back in Belgium... :roll:
...a Star Wars Cockpit :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext4.jpg)
A lot of work to restore it because the game is empty :
- no pcb
- no xy monitor
- no alimentation
- a small crack on the roof
- some scratch on the cab
...but that game deserves to be played again :roll: :P :P :P :P
Ok, let's bring it back to the truck...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext2.jpg)
The truck is big, but the arcades games too... near 2 meters for the cockpit :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext3.jpg)
...getting mesures...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext5.jpg)
Ok, the best thing to do is to bring back the second game, and see how to place the games in the truck...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext6.jpg)
...yes, it's a Dragon's Lair II :P :P :P :P
in a very nice condition :)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext7.jpg)
Now, the two games can be loaded... but how to place them
:roll: :?:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext8.jpg)
...first, the Star Wars cockpit...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext9.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext10.jpg)
Arggg, the Dragon's Lair II is too high :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/uknext11.jpg)
... well, let's try an other fitting...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis1.jpg)
Hopefully, Oliver is a strong man, and he's able to load/unloaded very easily :shock: Very impressive :) :wink: :idea:
We are playing TETRIS, searching the right combinaison :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis2.jpg)
OK, we got it... at least :oops:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis3.jpg)
... it should be fine like that ...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis4.jpg)
Still some 'goodies" to load : 19" Hantarex monitors, Dragon's Lair II pcb *spare*, Philips video disc *spare*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis5.jpg)
... Time to pay these new toys :roll: 8) 8) 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis6.jpg)
Thanks again to you Oliver, for your gentiless and your family hospitality :)
It's a please to meet a true arcade addict like you... :D
I hope to meet you back very soon :roll: :wink:
Ok, it's time to leave because we did not eat yet... nothing at all :-(
SO, a small break...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis7.jpg)
... on the road again ... near London... traffic jam :evil:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis8.jpg)
...arriving the shuttle, and the english toll...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis9.jpg)
Two customs offices arrive...
Cool, they both recognize the games :D
The first one said : "WOoww Dragon's Lair" :shock:
The other said : " The Star Game, I used to play it when I was young... there is a long time ago" :D
They were very nice, and they asked me a lot ot personal questions such "Cool, how many games tdo you have, How does it work, ... "
I ask them : "Do you often see guys like me, bringing back arcade games oversea... ?"
They say "No, It's the first time we see that " :lol: :lol: :lol:
So we get the shuttle without any probem 8)
Arriving in Belgium... still 400 km to drive :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis10.jpg)
... 3 hours l8ter...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis11.jpg)
... it's getting cold (-4° C ) & late :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis12.jpg)
... and now the snow :? :? :? :? ..and no snow tires :? :? :? :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis13.jpg)
Hopefully, the snow was only present on the end of this road trip...
we arrive at my place at 00:00 am ... but it's not finished yet...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis14.jpg)
..we have to unload the toys :roll: :arrow:
First, the beautifull Dragon's Lair II :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis15.jpg)
Then the all famous Star Wars cockpit ... now I really deserve the name 'DARTH' Nuno
:D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/ukrt/ukbis16.jpg)
That's it :D
Time to bring back my friend Burt at home ( Thanks for you help Burt, has usual :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: ), clean up the rental truck... it's 01:30am :oops: ... we are a *little bit* tired :oops:
This is the biggest roadtrip I ever made :roll:
- 1300 km on the ground
- 100 km under the sea ( EuroTunnel ) ... :lol:
- 4 country : Luxembourg ( where I rent the truck ) -> Belgium -> France -> England
Et voila...
No work to do on The Dragon's Lair II, because it's working perfectly :-)
I'll start the Star Wars restoration soon...
Stay around for more pictures 8) 8) 8)
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... and the Star Wars 'back to live' operation start here :
https://www.dragonslairfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=74
8) 8) 8)
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Wow,
Just found this thread!!!
Belike: Look in one of the pix, you will see a nice Zaccaria Tron. I know longer have it though :?
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Wow,
Just found this thread!!!
Belike: Look in one of the pix, you will see a nice Zaccaria Tron. I know longer have it though :?
:'( :'( :'(
Let's hope we can find another one!
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Waaa, I never knew you got your SW from Oll Bruno ! Had seen the dedicated thread but not this roadtrip one...cool :)
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Wow... almost 7 years since that one...it was my very first 'UK Road Trip', and yes...it was the first time I met Oliver 8)
It was a great adventure for us : no nav car, first time in UK, snow...but great memories :)
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Wow, Oliver found back old pictures that show my Star Wars cockpit, early in the 2000's... when the cabinet was located in ... Germany! :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/starwars/star_wars_germany_1.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/starwars/star_wars_germany_2.jpg)
I love the know the past of my cabs' ;)
More pictures on UKVAC board, right here (http://www.ukvac.com/forum/found-some-old-pix_topic333687.html)!
:spaceace:
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Hah, those were the days that Oll & co were raiding warehouses all over The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany !
I started in this hobby too late ;)
Wow that huge red monster of a game is Nintendo's Battle Shark !!! From 1978 and uses 16mm film. I played it a lot back in my youth.
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I started in this hobby too late ;)
same here!!! i heard that back then games were cheap and the supply was unlimited ...
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Oll says the Nintendo Battle Shark stayed behind in Germany. This might be where it ended up:
http://www.arcadeinfo.de/showthread.php?10818-Seltener-Nintendoautomat-aus-den-70er-Jahren!
There's pictures of it on the 2nd page.
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Hah, those were the days that Oll & co were raiding warehouses all over The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany !
Yeah, I came in this hobby too late too.
Oll even has my EDOT, the cab I used to play at the Belgian seashore when I was a kid.
I should have carved my initials in the side art back then. ;D
Thanks for the pictures of the SW storage. :spaceace: